Figure 7C

Poverty rate, by race and ethnicity, nativity, and citizenship status, 1973–2013

White, non Hispanic African American Hispanic Foreign born, non-citizen Foreign born, naturalized Native born 
Jan-1973 7.5% 31.4% 21.9%
Jan-1974 7.7% 30.3% 23.0%
Jan-1975 8.6% 31.3% 26.9%
Jan-1976 8.1% 31.1% 24.7%
Jan-1977 8.0% 31.3% 22.4%
Jan-1978 7.9% 30.6% 21.6%
Jan-1979 8.1% 31.0% 21.8%
Jan-1980 9.1% 32.5% 25.7%
Jan-1981 9.9% 34.2% 26.5%
Jan-1982 10.6% 35.6% 29.9%
Jan-1983 10.8% 35.7% 28.0%
Jan-1984 10.0% 33.8% 28.4%
Jan-1985 9.7% 31.3% 29.0%
Jan-1986 9.4% 31.1% 27.3%
Jan-1987 8.7% 32.4% 28.0%
Jan-1988 8.4% 31.3% 26.7%
Jan-1989 8.3% 30.7% 26.2%
Jan-1990 8.8% 31.9% 28.1%
Jan-1991 9.4% 32.7% 28.7%
Jan-1992 9.6% 33.4% 29.6%
Jan-1993 9.9% 33.1% 30.6% 28.7% 10.1% 14.4%
Jan-1994 9.4% 30.6% 30.7% 28.5% 9.4% 13.8%
Jan-1995 8.5% 29.3% 30.3% 27.8% 10.5% 12.9%
Jan-1996 8.6% 28.4% 29.4% 26.8% 10.3% 12.9%
Jan-1997 8.6% 26.5% 27.1% 25.0% 11.4% 12.5%
Jan-1998 8.2% 26.1% 25.6% 22.2% 11.0% 12.1%
Jan-1999 7.7% 23.6% 22.7% 21.4% 9.0% 11.3%
Jan-2000 7.4% 22.5% 21.5% 19.2% 9.0% 10.8%
Jan-2001 7.8% 22.7% 21.4% 19.7% 9.9% 11.1%
Jan-2002 8.0% 24.1% 21.8% 20.7% 10.0% 11.5%
Jan-2003 8.2% 24.4% 22.5% 21.7% 10.0% 11.8%
Jan-2004 8.7% 24.7% 21.9% 21.6% 9.8% 12.1%
Jan-2005 8.3% 24.9% 21.8% 20.4% 10.4% 12.1%
Jan-2006 8.2% 24.3% 20.6% 19.0% 9.3% 11.9%
Jan-2007 8.2% 24.5% 21.5% 21.3% 9.5% 11.9%
Jan-2008 8.6% 24.7% 23.2% 23.3% 10.2% 12.6%
Jan-2009 9.4% 25.8% 25.3% 25.1% 10.8% 13.7%
Jan-2010 9.9% 27.4% 26.5% 26.8% 11.3% 14.4%
Jan-2011 9.8% 27.6% 25.3% 24.3% 12.5% 14.4%
Jan-2012 9.7% 27.2% 25.6% 24.9% 12.4% 14.3%
Jan-2013 9.6% 27.2% 23.5% 22.8% 12.7% 13.9%
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Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement Historical Poverty Tables (Tables 2 and 23)

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